Metro Vancouver Empty Cradle Bereaved Parents Society is a peer support group offering friendship and understanding to parents who have experienced the loss of an infant or failed pregnancy. Empty Cradle's main goal is to listen and provide support in a safe, caring environment. Patty Lou, a bereaved parent who found no means of support for her losses, founded Empty Cradle in 1991.

Empty Cradle meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 PM at Olivet Baptist Church, 613 Queens Ave. New Westminster, BC Canada. The monthly meetings last approximately 2 hours and are led by a facilitator who will share their experience and encourage other participants to share theirs. Newly bereaved parents are not obligated to share their story, but may if they would like. Through experience, the peer support group acknowledges and understands how difficult it is to attend the first meeting or to make the initial contact.

All bereaved parents are welcome to bring adult family and/ or friends for support. No children, please, due to possible topics of discussion during our meetings.